Antigonish (federal electoral district)

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LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Antigonish
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911
Demographics
Census divisionAntigonish

Antigonish was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. The federal riding was dissolved in 1914 into the riding of Antigonish—Guysborough. It consisted of the County of Antigonish.

This riding was set by the British North America Act, 1867 to consist of Antigonish County. The boundaries were not changed during the electoral redistributions of 1872, 1882, 1892 or 1903. This riding was dissolved into Antigonish—Guysborough during the 1914 redistribution. The county was legally defined in 1828 (as Sydney County) as: Commencing at a slate rock, on the Eastern side of the falls of the River Ekimsegam, and at a post and pile of stones marked on the west side CH on the Eastern side CS from thence running North twenty five miles and a quarter of a mile to a square post surrounded by a pile of stones marked SC on the east and HC on the west side from thence running south eighty five degrees, east fourteen miles to a square post and pile of stones marked CS on the Eastern side and CH on the western side, thence running north twenty six miles to the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a square post surrounded by a pile of stones and marked on the east side CS on the west side CH thence easterly along the shore to the entrance of the Gut of Canso, and by a line drawn through the centre of said Gut southerly to the southern entrance of the same, thence westerly and southerly along the shores of Chedabucto Bay, and easterly along the shore of said bay, and westerly by the southern shore of the province, to Ekimsegum aforenamed comprehending all the Islands in front of the foregoing limits save the Island of Cape Breton, and its appendant Isles.[1]

Members of Parliament

Antigonish
Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869[nb 1]     Hugh McDonald Anti-Confederation
 1869–1872     Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1873[nb 2]
 1873–1873[nb 3]
 1873–1874     Angus McIsaac Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1885[nb 4]
 1885–1887     John Sparrow David Thompson Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1894[nb 5]
 1895–1896     Colin Francis McIsaac Liberal
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1905[nb 6]
 1905–1908 William Chisholm
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Antigonish—Guysborough (1917–1968)

Election results

1911

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Chisholm1,46859.80+9.41
ConservativeJohn J. Cameron98740.20-9.41
Total valid votes 2,455
Source: Library of Parliament[2][3]

1908

1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Chisholm1,29150.39-16.26
ConservativeEdward Lavin Girroir1,27149.61+16.26
Total valid votes 2,562
Source: Library of Parliament[4][5]

1905 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 22 November 1905
On Colin Francis McIsaac being appointed Railway Commissioner, 3 July 1905
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalWilliam Chisholm1,32554.87
ConservativeEdward Lavin Girroir1,09045.13
Total valid votes 2,415

1904

1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalColin Francis McIsaac1,61966.65+11.42
ConservativeHugh Cameron81033.35-11.42
Total valid votes 2,429
Source: Library of Parliament[6][7]

1900

1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalColin Francis McIsaac1,40355.24+2.96
ConservativeEdward Lavin Girroir1,13744.76-2.96
Total valid votes 2,540
Source: Library of Parliament[8][9]

1896

1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalColin Francis McIsaac1,34152.28
ConservativeJ.A. Chisholm1,22447.72-6.88
Total valid votes 2,565
Source: Library of Parliament[10][11]

1895 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 17 April 1895
On John Sparrow David Thompson's death, 12 December 1894
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalColin Francis McIsaacacclaimed

1891

1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Sparrow David Thompson1,34654.60+3.79
UnknownAngus McGillivray1,11945.40-3.79
Total valid votes 2,465
Source: Library of Parliament[12][13]

1887

1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Sparrow David Thompson1,24750.81+10.05
LiberalAngus McGillivray1,20749.19-10.05
Total valid votes 2,454
Source: Library of Parliament[14][15]

1885 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1885
On Angus McIsaac being appointed County Court Judge for District No. 6, 24 September 1885
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Sparrow David Thompson1,02056.29
Independent ConservativeAlexander McIntosh79243.71
Total valid votes 1,812
Source: Library of Parliament[16]

1882

1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus McIsaac1,06859.23+14.21
UnknownCharles B. Whidden73540.77-14.21
Total valid votes 1,803
Source: Library of Parliament[17]

1878

1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus McIsaac83345.03
UnknownCharles B. Whidden70237.95
UnknownJohn McKinnon31517.03
Total valid votes 1,850
Source: Library of Parliament[18][19]

1874

1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAngus McIsaacacclaimed
Total valid votes
Source: Library of Parliament[20][21]

1873 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 20 December 1873
On Hugh McDonald being appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 5 November 1873
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAngus McIsaacacclaimed

1873 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 7 July 1873
On Hugh McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHugh McDonaldacclaimed

1872

1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeHugh McDonaldacclaimed
Total valid votes
Source: Library of Parliament[22]

1867

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Anti-ConfederationHugh McDonald1,23876.04
ConservativeWilliam Alexander Henry39023.96
Total valid votes 1,628
This electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867 from the colonial Province of Nova Scotia's Antigonish electoral district. William Alexander Henry was one of the incumbents, along with John McKinnon.
Source: Library of Parliament[23][24]

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